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Tincture of Senna

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from On consumption, coughs, colds, asthma, and other diseases of the chest [electronic resource] : their remedial and avertive treatment; addressed in popular language to non-medical readers, with copious observations on the diet and regimen necessary for invalids ; also an appendix, containing upwards of two hundred formulæ of the latest and most approved remedies, many valuable domestic recipes, and full directions for the practice of inhalation. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

Related plant contextAstringent PreparationTincture RouteInternal use Plant recordPeppermint ↗

Astringent

A traditional action term for substances described as tightening or drying tissues, often because of tannin-rich preparations.

This use is documented for the same plant in a separate source; it is not claimed by this preparation passage.

It documentsA historical source passage and its preparation structure.
It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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Historical preparation record

This formula was extracted from a rights-cleared historical primary source and is preserved as an archival record. Historical terminology, identity, strength and safety require modern interpretation.

Source: On consumption, coughs, colds, asthma, and other diseases of the chest [electronic resource] : their remedial and avertive treatment; addressed in popular language to non-medical readers, with copious observations on the diet and regimen necessary for invalids ; also an appendix, containing upwards of two hundred formulæ of the latest and most approved remedies, many valuable domestic recipes, and full directions for the practice of inhalation by Culverwell, Robert James, 1802-1852; Wells, William, active 19th century, former owner; King's College London (1834), paragraph-1164.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • 3 drachms
  • Peppermint Water 1 ounce
  • 10 drops

Method as extracted

  1. Mix to form a draught.

Automated publication scope

This archival record passed the strict source, formula, botanical identity and hazard gates. Automatic publication confirms record integrity and internal botanical linking; it does not establish clinical effectiveness or modern dosing safety.

Modern safety boundary

Professional review advised

Professional review is advised before any practical use of this preparation.

  • Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
  • Do not use this record as dosage or treatment guidance. Every ingredient, route and contraindication requires qualified editorial verification.
  • The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.
Sources & editorial standard

Primary wording. Visible interpretation. No borrowed certainty.

The public record separates the historical passage, structured preparation data, use relationship and modern safety boundary. Same-plant context is presented as context, never as proof that this preparation was intended for that use.

Primary and supporting references

  1. On consumption, coughs, colds, asthma, and other diseases of the chest [electronic resource] : their remedial and avertive treatment; addressed in popular language to non-medical readers, with copious observations on the diet and regimen necessary for invalids ; also an appendix, containing upwards of two hundred formulæ of the latest and most approved remedies, many valuable domestic recipes, and full directions for the practice of inhalation — On consumption, coughs, colds, asthma, and other diseases of the chest [electronic resource] : their remedial and avertive treatment; addressed in popular language to non-medical readers, with copious observations on the diet and regimen necessary for invPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at paragraph-1164.
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